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536670

registered interest
date	15/07/2016
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Pigmeat: China
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department submitted the final information required by the Chinese authorities to approve the export of pigs' trotters to China to those authorities.
tabling member constituency	Selby and Ainsty
tabling member printed	Nigel Adams
uin	42945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2016 answer text <p>We have worked with the UK pork industry to collate the necessary data and information requested by the Chinese authorities. The last set of information from all companies involved was submitted at the end of June and we continue to work with the Chinese authorities as they review this information to ensure they have everything they need to finalise the agreement.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 25/07/2016 16:14:06 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams

536671

registered interest
date	15/07/2016
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Pigmeat: China
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what length of time there was between her Department receiving information from Cranswick plc that was required for the approval of the export of pigs' trotters to China before her Department provided that information to the Chinese authorities.
tabling member constituency	Selby and Ainsty
tabling member printed	Nigel Adams
uin	42946
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2016 answer text <p>The Chinese authorities requested information relating to the whole UK pork industry, involving the collation of information from a number of different companies. Once the necessary information was received from all pork companies involved, via AHDB, this was reviewed and verified by Defra and submitted to the Chinese authorities with accompanying competent authority assurances. The information was submitted to the Chinese authorities as soon as it was ready, following review and verification by Defra, meaning that it was sent in four separate tranches. Information relating to Cranswick specifically was first received on 21 December 2015 and submitted the following morning. The second tranche was received on 26 January and contained a large amount of detailed information from all the companies involved. This required extensive review and verification by Defra and was sent on 3 March. The third set of information was received on 24 March and once the necessary verification had taken place was submitted on 4 April. The final set of information was received on 24 June and submitted to the Chinese authorities on 27 June.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 25/07/2016 07:46:39 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams

536672

registered interest
date	15/07/2016
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Pigmeat: China
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the most recent meeting took place between the UK Embassy in Beijing and the Chinese Certification and Accreditation Administration; whether approval for the export of pigs' trotters to China was discussed at that meeting; and what the outcome of that meeting was.
tabling member constituency	Selby and Ainsty
tabling member printed	Nigel Adams
uin	42947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2016 answer text <p>The UK Agriculture, Food and Drink Counsellor in Beijing meets with the Chinese Certification and Accreditation Administration (CNCA) on a regular basis to raise the importance of reaching agreement on the export of pigs’ trotters to China. The most recent meeting took place in the week of 11 July where agreement was reached on some additional information required by CNCA on which Defra is working as a priority.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 22/07/2016 10:34:15 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams

536673

registered interest
date	15/07/2016
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Pigmeat: China
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the reasons are for the time taken to begin trade with China in pigs' trotters since the protocol on such trade was signed in November 2015.
tabling member constituency	Selby and Ainsty
tabling member printed	Nigel Adams
uin	42948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2016 answer text <p>The signing of the protocol was an important stage in reaching agreement for the export of UK pigs’ trotters to China. We are now completing the additional requirements as part of the normal process of finalising the agreement with China.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 22/07/2016 10:37:08 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams

536121

registered interest
date	13/07/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what representations he has received on the potential merits of requiring search engines to change their algorithms to reduce the visibility of illegal streaming websites.
tabling member constituency	Selby and Ainsty
tabling member printed	Nigel Adams
uin	42624
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>My noble Friend the Minister of State for Energy and Intellectual Property, Baroness Neville-Rolfe, chairs regular roundtable meetings between the UK’s leading search engine providers, representatives of the music and film industries, and government officials.</p><p> </p><p>Since the instigation of these roundtables, Google, Yahoo! and Bing have all taken steps to reduce the prominence of copyright infringing websites in their search results. These steps have included algorithm changes as well as changes to the autocomplete suggestions offered to users.</p><p> </p><p>The discussions are supported by research undertaken by OFCOM which has shown a decrease in the prominence of the most infringing websites (as measured by the number of notifications Google have received about infringing content for those sites).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 02/08/2016 13:53:39 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams

536124

registered interest
date	13/07/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Electronic Commerce
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make representations to her EU counterparts and the European Commission on amending provisions related to take-down notices in the Electronic Commerce Directive 2002.
tabling member constituency	Selby and Ainsty
tabling member printed	Nigel Adams
uin	42648
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2016 answer text <p>Until exit negotiations are concluded, the UK remains a full member of the European Union and all the rights and obligations of EU membership remain in force. During this period the Government will continue to negotiate, implement and apply EU legislation.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 22/07/2016 13:22:56 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams

535499

registered interest
date	12/07/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Arts: Royalties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the recommendations of the Creative Industries Council in its report entitled Create Together, published in July 2016, on clarifying the role of safe harbours and rights holders' remuneration.
tabling member constituency	Selby and Ainsty
tabling member printed	Nigel Adams
uin	42572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2016 answer text <p>The Create Together strategy produced by the industry members of the Creative Industries Council is a strategy for building on the economic success of the UK’s creative sector. It is one which the Government supports. Government is currently reviewing specific recommendations within the strategy, including on safe harbour. We are strongly committed to working constructively with industry on these issues.</p><p>The Government agrees that it should not be possible to benefit from encouraging the posting of copyright infringing content through safe harbours, and that the rules governing who is responsible for such content should be clear. In developing the UK’s copyright framework going forward, we will consider whether the current situation is providing the right mix of incentives and protections.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 20/07/2016 11:01:05 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams

535502

registered interest
date	12/07/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Arts: Royalties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills on artistic remuneration for online content.
tabling member constituency	Selby and Ainsty
tabling member printed	Nigel Adams
uin	42569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2016 answer text <p>Ministers and Officials from both Departments meet regularly to discuss a range of issues.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 20/07/2016 17:10:59 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams

528018

registered interest
date	20/06/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department takes to ensure that (a) her Department and (b) agencies and other bodies of her Department follow guidance and legislation relating to the safeguarding of young people from child sexual exploitation.
tabling member constituency	Selby and Ainsty
tabling member printed	Nigel Adams
uin	40964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2016 answer text <p>It is hugely important that all cases where a child might be suffering and/or is at risk of harm are looked into, so that children get the help they need to prevent issues escalating. There is a very clear framework in place for all professionals who work with children to report concerns. The statutory guidance <em>Working Together to Safeguard Children (2015)</em> emphasises that safeguarding is the responsibility of all professionals who work with children.</p><p>The Department does receive correspondence and information from professionals and members of the public, alerting staff that they believe a child may be at risk of harm. Procedures are in place to ensure that in such circumstances if the Department’s staff and its Agencies, including the Education Funding Agency (EFA), believe a child is at immediate risk of harm, steps are taken to notify the Director of Children’s Services in the relevant local authority within 24 hours. Local Authorities have duties under the Children Act 1989 to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. It is for the local authority to undertake any assessment and provide services to keep children safe.</p><p>In response to the failures we saw in Rotherham and elsewhere, the Government issued a revised version of the statutory guidance, ‘Working Together to Safeguard Children’ in 2015, setting out an unambiguous statement of accountability about the overarching responsibilities of local authorities to safeguard and promote the welfare of all children in their area. It also made clear the vital role of other professionals including police, schools, social workers and health in keeping children safe. ‘Working Together’ provides a clear framework for monitoring the effectiveness of local services and how they work together in fulfilling their duties.</p><p>In discharging our role on safeguarding, the Department and EFA may also involve Ofsted. Where Ofsted considers a local authority to be failing in its responsibility to safeguard children then we will consider if we need to take decisive action and intervene directly to secure improvements.</p><p>The Secretary of State for Education issued a direction in October 2014 appointing a Children’s Social Care Commissioner in Rotherham, with the task of investigating and addressing the council’s failings and recommending immediate next steps. Joint Directions with the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government were published in February 2015, enabling a team of Commissioners to exercise the functions of the council and oversee a programme of improvement.</p><p>In March 2015, a number of Secretaries of State wrote to all chief constables; leaders and lead members of councils; chief executives of local authorities; health system leaders; and directors of children’s services to reinforce the need for leaders to take responsibility for addressing the failures shown by the Jay report and other inspections in their area. To ensure effective delivery we have worked with Ofsted, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation and the Care Quality Commission to deliver a new system of joint targeted area inspections to better assess how local agencies are working in a co-ordinated manner to identify and respond to children at risk of abuse and neglect. The first round of inspections is underway with a specific focus on child sexual exploitation and a thematic report, setting out findings from the inspections and highlighting good practice, will be published in September.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 41063 question first answered 29/06/2016 08:36:24 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams

528026

registered interest
date	20/06/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Rotherham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what measures her Department implemented in response to child sexual exploitation in Rotherham to ensure that statutory policy, guidance and legislation was being effectively delivered by (a) councils, (b) children's services, (c) police, (d) schools, (e) health bodies and (f) other agencies with a statutory responsibility to safeguard young people from child sexual exploitation.
tabling member constituency	Selby and Ainsty
tabling member printed	Nigel Adams
uin	41063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2016 answer text <p>It is hugely important that all cases where a child might be suffering and/or is at risk of harm are looked into, so that children get the help they need to prevent issues escalating. There is a very clear framework in place for all professionals who work with children to report concerns. The statutory guidance <em>Working Together to Safeguard Children (2015)</em> emphasises that safeguarding is the responsibility of all professionals who work with children.</p><p>The Department does receive correspondence and information from professionals and members of the public, alerting staff that they believe a child may be at risk of harm. Procedures are in place to ensure that in such circumstances if the Department’s staff and its Agencies, including the Education Funding Agency (EFA), believe a child is at immediate risk of harm, steps are taken to notify the Director of Children’s Services in the relevant local authority within 24 hours. Local Authorities have duties under the Children Act 1989 to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. It is for the local authority to undertake any assessment and provide services to keep children safe.</p><p>In response to the failures we saw in Rotherham and elsewhere, the Government issued a revised version of the statutory guidance, ‘Working Together to Safeguard Children’ in 2015, setting out an unambiguous statement of accountability about the overarching responsibilities of local authorities to safeguard and promote the welfare of all children in their area. It also made clear the vital role of other professionals including police, schools, social workers and health in keeping children safe. ‘Working Together’ provides a clear framework for monitoring the effectiveness of local services and how they work together in fulfilling their duties.</p><p>In discharging our role on safeguarding, the Department and EFA may also involve Ofsted. Where Ofsted considers a local authority to be failing in its responsibility to safeguard children then we will consider if we need to take decisive action and intervene directly to secure improvements.</p><p>The Secretary of State for Education issued a direction in October 2014 appointing a Children’s Social Care Commissioner in Rotherham, with the task of investigating and addressing the council’s failings and recommending immediate next steps. Joint Directions with the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government were published in February 2015, enabling a team of Commissioners to exercise the functions of the council and oversee a programme of improvement.</p><p>In March 2015, a number of Secretaries of State wrote to all chief constables; leaders and lead members of councils; chief executives of local authorities; health system leaders; and directors of children’s services to reinforce the need for leaders to take responsibility for addressing the failures shown by the Jay report and other inspections in their area. To ensure effective delivery we have worked with Ofsted, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation and the Care Quality Commission to deliver a new system of joint targeted area inspections to better assess how local agencies are working in a co-ordinated manner to identify and respond to children at risk of abuse and neglect. The first round of inspections is underway with a specific focus on child sexual exploitation and a thematic report, setting out findings from the inspections and highlighting good practice, will be published in September.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 40964 question first answered 29/06/2016 08:36:24 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams